Hannah’s Travel Agency:
Destination: Liberia, Costa Rica
June 10-17, 2009


Flight info: The cheapest would be a Continental Airlines round-trip for $607.
Huntsville-Houston-Liberia


Hotel Info: Here are 2 possibilities:

Hilton Garden Inn for $75 per night. This option is the cheapest.
Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport, Liberia, CR
Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport, Liberia, CR


The 2nd option is a slightly more expensive hotel, but it has a better view of the ocean.
Allegro Papagayo Inclusive for $124.80 a night.


Allegro Papagayo All Inclusive, Papagayo, CR
Allegro Papagayo All Inclusive, Papagayo, CR


Beaches: Costa Rica has many beaches, but here are the top 3 recommended ones. Also- there is a bus that drives by the hotels that picks up people to take them to a beach- excep for Playa Ocotal; you’ll have to hire a taxi.

Tamarindo: This is probably the most famous beach in CR, it has many tourists come to it. This beach has shops along the edge, so it is a good place to go for souvenirs.
Above Tamarindo
Above Tamarindo
Tamarindo Beach
Tamarindo Beach




Playa Samara:
This is one of CR’s prettiest beaches, it is also very quiet; it doesn’t nearly have as many tourists as Tamarindo.
Playa Samara
Playa Samara
Playa Samara
Playa Samara




Playa Ocotal: This beach doesn’t have too many tourists, and the black sand on this beach will hurt your feet, so bring water shoes. This beach is also fun to explore on the rocks.
Above Ocotal
Above Ocotal
Playa Ocotal
Playa Ocotal



Other fun attractions: Monteverde National Park. If you ever get bored of beaches, this park will take you through some of the miniature rainforests of Costa Rica. Also, in this park you can zip line which can be fun if you aren’t afraid of heights.
Monteverde National Park
Monteverde National Park
Canopy Tour (zip lining)
Canopy Tour (zip lining)




Shopping:
The closest place near Liberia for shopping would be Playa del Coco. It has one main supermarket but warning: everybody here speaks Spanish. If you are shopping for clothes or souvenirs, they have LOTS of small stores for you.
One of the streets in Playa del Coco
One of the streets in Playa del Coco



Food and drink: The water here is OK to drink, but the bottled water is perfectly safe. The food is not memorable, but it is alright.

Safety: You should keep all valuables in a hotel safe, because things have been stolen. Never walk alone at night in an uncrowded place, and don’t keep your wallet in your back pocket. There have been reports on stolen passports, too.